You know it does kind of suck being born around Christmas, especially if you are a kid. My birthday gift was often lumped with Christmas presents. In my household, every Christmas, everyone got a barbie doll, including my brothers. Talk about gender equality! Let’s just say… my mom was practical and quite fair. One time, we got a PlayStation instead of barbies so everyone just play games on PlayStation and that is how I became a “gamer”. No it happened before that. Actually, I fell in love with a dolphin simulator game I played at the elementary school’s library. But looking back, I have always enjoyed spending hours solving puzzles or playing computer games and that habit has not died. Now, as a childless full-grown adult (and yes I emphasize childless to explain why I have so much free time for gaming), it doesn’t bother me that my birthday is close to Christmas because there’s nothing I really want. The perfect birthday is peace and quiet and a good game. In fact, I already have a decent amount of games to go through!
So what is my New Year Resolution for a happier and better me? Stop stressing about trying to reduce my gaming backlog. Play what I can without turning it into a chore. So here is my list on top of my head:
- Eyuiden Rising (PC)
- Hollow Knight (PS4)
- Tales of Vesperia (PS4)
- Tales of Zestiria (Ps4)
- AI: Sominum Files (PC)
- Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth (PC)
- Whisper of Machines (PC)
Silver Case (PC)Silver Case II (PS4)- Soma (PC)
- Elden Ring (Ps5)
- Resident Evil 7 (Ps4)
Ace Attorney (Ps4)Sakura Wars (Ps4)Dragon Age Origins (Ps3)Mass Effects (ps3)Peace Walker (ps3)
I rarely make a list of games I want to complete for the year. Who am I to kid? I never stick to a schedule, but I am trying. Games in bold are games that I am currently playing. Games I crossed out means I have a hard time getting into. Maybe I will play it when I am in the right mood. It did take me about seven years to finally play Tales of Xillia. I remember there were several occasions I tried to play. If you force yourself to play games it will become work and that is one big reason why I do not stream. Plus, I find that writing my thoughts out is more meditative. In the end, I like to talk about the games and not much about me. I think readers who have been following me know by now why I stick to blogging. But if you are new to my blog, you can check out my reasons here.
There are a ton of other games I want to add to my list. Some new and some old. Yep, it seems like my backlog is not going anywhere and I gave up on trying to reduce it.
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I have such a huge backlog of games I haven’t played ever since the Witcher 3 era. Thing is, I’m waiting to buy a PS5 before starting. But slow clap to Sony for not having proper units available 3 years after their launch. Don’t think I’ll get on this for many more years to come, lol. At this rate, you’d probably finish Elden Ring before I even start.
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Haha, actually you are not missing much. If you have played Fromsoftware previous games, Elden Ring is just a polished soul’s game. I think that is partly the reason why I am not as enthused to play it. Since creating this blog, I have created over a dozen original songs. Got to polish them up and bring it to life. That’s my goal for the year!
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For sure – I think lockdown made me realise that even with time off, I wasn’t going to get through my backlog or Platinum every game. I’ve started to relax more and just play games as I feel the urge and it’s working well recently. 🙂
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That’s the secret to enjoying the hobby! 😄
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